 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1810 - 462 pages
...in the manner with which he prefaced it; the business of a commander in chief, he said, being to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and to continue them there till the business was concluded. Knowing his object to be that of a close and... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 532 pages
...the manner in which he prefaced it : " the business of a Commander in Chief," he said, " being to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and to continue them there till the business was concluded, his Admirals and Captains would supply any... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 338 pages
...Nelson's plan of attack. — " The business of an English commander-in chief," says his Lordship, " being to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the most advantageous...— I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible ; and secondly, to continue them there without separating,... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 336 pages
...the most advantageous terms to himself, — I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible ; and secondly,...without separating, until the business is decided. I am sensible, beyond this object it is not necessary that I should say a word, being fully assured... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the Nelson's Plan of Attack. most advantageous terms to himself — I mean that...there without separating until the business is decided ; I am sensible beyond this object it is not necessary I should say a word, being fully assured that... | |
 | William James - 1837 - 412 pages
...NELSON'S JI.AN OF ATTACK. " The business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, " being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the...himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 416 pages
...NELSON'S PLAN OF ATTACK. " The business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, " being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the...himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | Military art and science - 1840 - 600 pages
...cannot forbear quoting the opening passage : — " The business of an English Commander-inchief being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle on the most...himself (I mean that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and, secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | William James - 1859 - 548 pages
...NELSON'S PLAN OF ATTACK. "The business of an English commander-in-chief," says his lordship, "being first to bring an enemy's fleet to battle, on the...himself (I mean, that of laying his ships close on board those of the enemy as expeditiously as possible, and secondly, to continue them there without separating... | |
 | David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - English literature - 1905 - 584 pages
...his most characteristic strain : " The business of an Englishman commander-in-chief is, first, to lay his ships close on board the enemy as expeditiously as possible ; and, secondly, to continue there till the business is ended." Five years ago five letters written by Nelson in 1796 brought only... | |
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The business of an English Commander-in-Chief being first to bring an Enemy's Fleet to Battle, on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his Ships close on board the Enemy, as expeditiously as possible ;) and secondly, to continue... 
